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2018 was another great year for music in Atlantic Canada. Over 90% of the music I listen to come from East Coast artists, so every year I do a year-end “Top East Coast Albums” of the year countdown. No commentary. Just albums I enjoy on a regular basis. A few caveats before you disagree with … Continue reading →

2017 was a great year for music in Atlantic Canada. Here are my Top 60 albums of the year. I’ll count them down on East Coast Rising on December 30 (#60 – #31) and January 6 (#30 – #1). The show airs on CIOE 97.5FM on Saturday mornings. If you are in the Halifax … Continue reading →

The Halifax Jazz Festival is back with perennial family favorite, “Tales of a Charlie Brown Christmas,” featuring Jerry Granelli on the afternoon of December 10th. And this year, they have added a new show “Swing Into The Holidays,” for the evening entertainment. Both shows are all ages and part of the Jazz Festival‘s 15th annual fundraiser for music education. The shows take place December 10, … Continue reading →

Every once in a while, you hear an artist and you know they are going places. You know that there are big things ahead if they decide to continue on their current path. Newfoundland teenager Rachel Cousins is one of those artists. Following the release of her debut single “July” (which landed at … Continue reading →

First there was Mo Kenney, with the great tunes “Eden” and “Sucker” and “The Great Escape” and “Deja Vu” and so on and so on. Then there was In My Dreams, with the great tunes “Telephones” and “I Faked It” and “Take Me Outside” and “Pretty Things” and so on and so on. … Continue reading →

Newfoundland’s Matthew Byrne is embarking on a cross-Canada tour, supporing his new album Horizen Lines. The tour starts in Vancouver on September 8th and finishes in St. John’s on October 28th. The tour includes stops in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia (see below for concert dates). Byrne, who has … Continue reading →

On Saturday, June 24th, Nova Scotia Country Artist, Andrew Frelick, plays live in the Concert Hall at CIOE 97.5 FM. This promises to be a great evening of music and stories. Remember, our concert, Stories and Songs with Andrew Frelick is happening Saturday, June 24 here at the concert hall at 97.5 Community Radio! Details … Continue reading →

Join local songstress & host Leona Burkey along with David Bradshaw, Jon Cornwall, Norma MacDonald + special guests at the Carleton Music Bar & Grill for the 3rd Annual Light It Up Blue Show. This promises to be an eclectic night of songs and stories in celebration of neuro-diversity and eclectic brains everywhere! All proceeds to … Continue reading →

Doug Hawco will be hosting a fundraiser for the Brain Tumour Foundation on May 20th at the Auction House in Halifax. Doug is also donating all album sales up to the event to the Foundation. You can contribute by purchasing the album at https://doughawco.bandcamp.com You can also catch live Doug on his Life On The Water tour … Continue reading →